O\'Hara has received six Tony Award nominations, first for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the 2005 production of The Light in the Piazza. Her subsequent nominations were for The Pajama Game (2006), South Pacific (2008), Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012) and The Bridges of Madison County (2014), before winning the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical in the 2015 revival of The King and I. \n', '

She has also played roles in television series, such as Masters of Sex and 13 Reasons Why, receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her starring role in the 2017 web drama series The Accidental Wolf. She has appeared in films, such as Sex and the City 2 and operas, such as The Merry Widow and Così fan tutte.\n', '

O\'Hara was born in Elk City, Oklahoma, and grew up in an Irish American family. She graduated from Deer Creek High School and also attended Oklahoma City University, graduating with a bachelor\'s degree in Music in vocal performance/opera. O\'Hara studied voice with Florence Birdwell, who also taught Kristin Chenoweth four years earlier. O\'Hara and Chenoweth are both alumnae of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.\n', '

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